As you visit your classroom each week, you should be keeping a log of your hours. In addition to this log, we would like to you observe specific characteristics of your cooperating teacher's (CT's) classroom and reflect on these observations.
As you visit your schools, you should "be a sponge" and learn as much about the students, teacher and school as your can. Each week, we will ask you to pay attention to one characteristic of your classes to observe and reflect upon.
By observation, we mean that we would like to write a brief paragraph describing what you saw (or discussed with your CT) that answers the questions we provide.
By reflection, we mean that we would like you to write a paragraph that interprets your observations, and evaluates them based on either what you intend to do when you have your own class our in light of what we are reading and talking about in class.
Observation/Reflection #0: Class Policies
Ask your cooperating teacher about their class policies. How do they introduce their policies and enforce them throughout the year? Obtain a copy of any handouts about policies or safety from the first week of class.
Observations and Reflections
As you visit your classroom each week, you should be keeping a log of your hours. In addition to this log, we would like to you observe specific characteristics of your cooperating teacher's (CT's) classroom and reflect on these observations.As you visit your schools, you should "be a sponge" and learn as much about the students, teacher and school as your can. Each week, we will ask you to pay attention to one characteristic of your classes to observe and reflect upon.
Observation/Reflection #0: Class Policies
Ask your cooperating teacher about their class policies. How do they introduce their policies and enforce them throughout the year? Obtain a copy of any handouts about policies or safety from the first week of class.